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Raisi: Pressure, sanctions won’t make Iran back down from its ‘rights’
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Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi (C) gestures during his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran on August 5, 2021. (Atta KENARE / AFP)
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says that foreign pressure and sanctions will not stop the Islamic Republic from pursuing its “legal rights,” as he was sworn in during a televised ceremony.
“The policy of pressure and sanctions will not cause the nation of Iran to back down from following up on its legal rights,” the ultraconservative says.
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